Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodstock Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 86th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodstock Avenue (SM3 9EG) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.7% higher than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodstock Avenue (SM3 9EG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolsey Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elm Road West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wentworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rustington Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodstock Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Close | — |
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